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    Fantastic - having read all about Blue Danube, it's great to see that this big lump of concrete is being preserved.

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    Visited Sywell Aviation Museum, where the A bomb now reside's yesterday

    Much interest is being shown in it and investigations are still on going by numerous people from AWE, Aldermaston, English Heritage etc.
    Of recent note and further study of the bomb, it appears to be hollow inside with an outer concrete/cement cover

    The insert for the fissue core is there along with numerous metal tubes that run into the bomb
    It has been tested for radiation and has been proved negative

    This was not a drop test bomb as originally thought, and its build is a "One off" Hence the interest being shown
    its use is still under investigation.

    Some latest pics:



    The bomb being recovered from ROF Elstow. It was then loaded onto a trailer for onward transport to Sywell Museum.



    A chunk of the bomb is missing, but this has helped to expose the Fissue core insert (lower left), along with one of the metal tubes that runs into the 'Hollow' bomb.



    Close up of the Fissue Core insert!

    Keep you informed of any further developments, certainly a "Find of the Century" for me
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    Excellent stuff! Definately the best UE find of the century!
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    That's truly impressive

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